Bournemouth Air festival 2013

[BFA]

The dates this year are August 29th - September 1st

It will be interesting to see if they can pull anything special out of the bag this year as over the last few years it seems to have been a little repetitive.
Personally I'm hoping for the Sea vixen to be gracing the skies over Bournemouth again after having to cancel last year and the Tornado role demo would be a welcome sight over the bay again.
Also wonder if they could get some foreign participation this year to spice things up a little , the Dutch F16 display a couple of years ago went down a storm with the crowds.

Here's hoping for a good and varied turn out !

[Chopper81]

RAF Typhoon display Fri, Sat and Sun!!

[chrisward123]

Red Arrows Fri, Sat + Sun.

Christian

[fidlerde123]

Tutor, Chinook, Tucano, Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane, Black Cats, RN Merlin and the SWIP team have been added

[cherries]

Bournemouth Air Festival 2013

Red Arrows ( 9 x Hawks)
Chinook
Typhoon Eurofighter
Tuccano
Lancaster
Spitfire
Hurricane
Grob


Black Cat Lynx
RN Merlin

Blades (tbc)
F86 Sabre (tbc)
Army Tigers parachute team
Swip team

[lynothehammer]

I personally think this is looking to be a cracking little line up !

[fidlerde123]

Does anybody know which royal navy ships will be moored in the bay this year except HMS Monmouth and HMS Northumberland?

[Phil Standfield]

Fidlerde123 no doubt there will be one of the Bay class RFA's. and i think HMS Severn has been there for the last couple of years, of course last year there was a Type 42 but they have all gone i think, Would be nice for one of the new Daring class to turn up.
Stan

[cherries]

Does anyone know the progress with the DS Aviation Sea Vixen ? Will it fly this season?

[TBPhoto]

The Sea Vixen will be flying, and have had requests from Bournemouth, RIAT, RNAS Yeovilton, and Eastbourne. Hopefully it goes to all of them!

[TBPhoto]

The Sea Vixen will be flying, and have had requests from Bournemouth, RIAT, RNAS Yeovilton, and Eastbourne. Hopefully it goes to all of them!

Where have you got this information from? Didn't know that it will defiantly be flying, On their Facebook page it says this " In response to your display questions:
We have a lot of requests, nothing confirmed yet. Bournemouth, RIAT, Yeovilton, Jersey, Eastbourne, these are all subject to the CAA allowing the permit."

Isnt it kind of obvious? otherwise, why would RIAT and other airshows be putting in requests? I've just sent them a facebook message, when I get a reply, I'll tell you.

[cherries]

British Army Red Devils to carry out 3 night displays. Thurs,fri and sat.

[TBPhoto]

The Blades have now confirmed, they updated their dates today

[YoungWelshLad]

RV8tors confirmed according to their own FB page!

[bideford1]

French Navy training ship L’Etoile participating in the bay with the Royal Navy.

[MikeyB]

Miss Demeanour added to the flying display Friday, Saturday and Sunday according to Flightline UK!

[rdchawk]

Patrouille Reva TBC for the display

http://patrouille.reva.pagesperso-orange.fr/infos.htm

[ipso]

Patrouille Reva TBC for the display

Well that's outside the box!

[bideford1]

O'brien's flying circus Piper J3 Cub doing displays on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Edit: From the Bournemouth Air Festival website:

‘…the largest maritime force ever gathered for such an event!’

Their force this year is led by the Type 23 frigates HMS NORTHUMBERLAND and HMS MONMOUTH with HMS BROCKLESBY HMS SMITER and HMS BLAZER. Supported by a boat group with landing craft, offshore raiding craft and an air group including a Black Cat lynx helicopter, a Merlin.

There will be amphibious demonstrations and members of the public can visit the ships.

Ashore the Navy village check out the light gun, Royal Marines weapon display dome and climbing wall, as well as Night Air performances from Royal Marines Commando Display Team and the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, HMS Collingwood.

AND for the first time the French Navy are sending their training ship L’Etoile to take part!

[TBPhoto]

Royal Navy Historic Fight Swordfish added!

[bideford1]

Jet Aerobatics XW324 Displaying on all four days according to their website

[bideford1]

Xtreme Air XA41 (THURS/FRI/SAT/SUN), Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (SAT/SUN), De Havilland Vampire T55 (SAT/SUN), Gloster Meteor T7/NF11 (SAT/SUN) and RAF Westland Lynx AH7 (FRI/SAT/SUN) all attending according to Filghtline UK.

[TBPhoto]

Dont think there will be any room for the Vulcan

[bideford1]

Everyone displaying on Saturday apart from rv8tors

[bideford1]

A infographic